In his first public remarks since his Senate confirmation, Donald Trump’s newly-confirmed director of tech and science policy ... to the huge leaps of the 20th century.” ...

At these times I am struck by a feeling unsuitable for a scientist: I wonder about the extent to which the advance of broadcasting technology ... technologies of the 20th century.

As Martin Brookes writes in his engaging Fly: The Unsung Hero of 20th-Century Science, Morgan realized the lowly fruit fly offered his team a chance to study evolution in fast-forward mode.